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Zoning board approves duplex variance for Donohue Road property

Chicopee Zoning Board of Appeals approves duplex variance for undersized Donohue Road lot. The board voted unanimously to grant Meera Nadeem's request to reduce frontage requirements from 100 feet to 97.13 feet and area requirements from 10,000 square feet to 9,364 square feet for Assessor Map 454,

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board recommends zone change for condex development

Chicopee Planning Board recommends zone change for six-unit condex development. The board voted 5 to 1 to recommend approval of a zone change from Residential A to Residential B for a 39,872-square-foot property on James Street and Memorial Drive, where developer David Labrie of DCL General

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Government · City Council

City Council approves $1.2M water infrastructure bond

Chicopee City Council approves $1.2M water bond for intersection improvements. The City Council authorized $1.2 million in bonding for water main replacement at Montgomery Street, Granby Road and McKinstry Avenue as part of a MassDOT intersection project, with a vote of 11 to 0. The council also

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Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing Joins Cyber Readiness Mission in Chicopee

Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing joined a joint cyber readiness mission in Chicopee on July 21, according to a DVIDS report posted the following day. The exercise brought a military cybersecurity focus to the city, though details on its scope were limited in initial…

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Pilot Flying J Opens New Travel Center in Chicopee

A new Pilot Flying J travel center opened in Chicopee this week, part of the chain's wider network expansion. The Chicopee location was one of two travel centers the company opened alongside a site in Ponce de Leon, Florida, and the additions pushed Pilot's DC fast-charging network to 3…

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Government · License Commission

License Commission continues S & V Mart package store hearing

Chicopee License Commission approves licenses and permits, defers package store application. The commission unanimously approved eight special one-day beer and wine permits for the Friends of the Chicopee Senior Citizens for events July through December at 5 West Main St, waiving fees and police

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